Ornery October 2017 (Step) Goal Challenge

[Baltoscott]

OK.  Winter is coming and that makes some folks ornery.  Well put on those shoes, build up some body heat and step it up!  

How It Works:

The purpose of this challenge is to keep track of your daily step goals for October 2017. This is not a competition to see who can do the most amount of steps, instead it is a challenge to measure your consistency. So whether you do 1k, 5k, 10k or even 40k steps a day, this is measuring how many days out of 31 for the month can you hit your goal.

Some of you might have a constant goal of 10k steps every single day and some might have a variable goal throughout the week, for example.
Monday -> Friday = 10k steps a day
Sat & Sun = 6k steps a day
Regardless of how you structure your daily goals, the only thing that matters for this challenge is whether or not you reach what you set out to do.

Suggested Posting Format
1) Post either your constant or variable step goal.
2) Keep track of the # of daily goals achieved / 31.

Optional
3) Post either your constant or variable (anything you want) goal.
4) Keep track of the # of daily goals achieved / 31.

The optional items list has grown over the past months. That's why the title has steps in (). In the end it's about setting goals and improving habits. So the optional items can really be anything. Running, biking, weight lifting, food goals, etc. Some will add a goal that is not daily - ie. wanting to do so many strength training workouts in the month - so you might be aiming for a number that is less than 31 for some goals -- maybe 5, 10, or 15. Really, it's just completely open.

Injury Notice
If you injure yourself during the month and decide scale back the number of steps due to the injury, then all you have to do is adjust your daily step goal for that period. If you normally do 10k steps a day but pull a hamstring and decide to do minimal walking (2k steps a day), then all you have to do is change your goal.

[almost_where]

Good Days - 4.5

Bad Days - 11.5

Working on making a string of small decisions with the hope of them leading to bigger and better things. Trying to log food again as well.

[Baltoscott]

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@almost_where wrote:

Good Days - 4.5

Bad Days - 11.5

Working on making a string of small decisions with the hope of them leading to bigger and better things. Trying to log food again as well.

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@almost_where  - I am a big fan of the small steps can lead to big results over time approach to things, and I credit my weight loss this year in large part to developing certain habits (like fruit and veggies at each meal) that I expect will keep the weight off in the future.  A couple of books that helped me with that approach are Mini Habits for Weight Loss and  Lean Habits for Life Long Weight Loss.  

But sometimes dramatic changes are a better.  @Daves_Not_Here is having fantastic success with a low carb (perhaps Keto) approach, which he may, or may not, wind up modifying once the weight loss is done. 

I know you've had dramatic success losing weight over the past year and are in a bit of a reversal over the past couple of months.  I'm rooting for you to turn it around!

[Baltoscott]

October 17
-10K steps/day for 31 days + bonus steps.17/31 + 14k
-1 Push-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps. 17/31 + 19
-1 Pull-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps 17/31 + 5
-Veggie for breakfast for 31 days. 17/31 (carrots)
-14 lifting days 9/14

no leftover veggies from dinner, and didn’t seem right to add sautéed veggies to my oats, so a couple of raw carrots bugs bunny style this morning to keep the streak alive

[lusry]

Thanks @Baltoscott! I may have set my goal too low, but I'm keeping it for now cause I'm still dealing with this hip pain. I think the main reason I'm getting over 5k every day is cause it's been nicer outside and my dog wants to take longer walks.

5k steps/day for 31 days - 16/31

10/1 - 14,243

10/2 - 4,934 (so close!)

10/3 - 6,775

10/4 - 6,106

10/5 - 5,661

10/6 - 15,081

10/7 - 6,419

10/8 - 6,766

10/9 - 8,477

10/10 - 7,770

10/11 - 10,020

10/12 - 7,533

10/13 - 6,480

10/14 - 11,738

10/15 - 5,034

10/16 - 10,150

10/17 - 8,437

[A_Lurker]

@almost_where- as already said, just pick one thing and aim for it.  I know I'm not in the place to count calories at the moment.  So that's why I made my goals different this month.  I can get my steps in, do that single push-up in the morning (it's usually more, but that's enough).  My first step back after the past few months was to just not buy take-out or frozen meals.  November I plan to go back to working out more than simply getting my steps in.  Just find a single thing to focus on.

[A_Lurker]

10K steps/day for 31 days - 18/31

1 Push-up/day for 31 days - 18/31

No purchased meals for 31 days - 54/93

Doing pretty well so far.  Kind of getting used to the commuting, but often I'm almost at 10K before getting into the car at the end of the day.  This should mean I couldn't be doing more, but I'm not.  Oh well, something to work on.  I've made plans for lunch with someone coming in from out of the country on the 29th so I'm going to miss at least one of those meals.  🙂

[Baltoscott]

October 18
-10K steps/day for 31 days + bonus steps.18/31 + 14k
-1 Push-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps. 18/31 + 39
-1 Pull-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps 18/31 + 5
-Veggie for breakfast for 31 days. 18/31 (cauliflower)
-14 lifting days 10/14

@lusry - lowering the step goal while you hip recovers makes a lot of sense.  Depending on how long the healing takes maybe add some physical therapy type exercises to your goals next month.  Maybe some slow deep body weight squats?

[Baltoscott]

@A_Lurker - the no-purchased-meals goal is good for (at least) two reasons: it saves money, and it is easier to know what you are eating when you make it yourself.  But it interferes with one of the main reasons we get together with friends.  I have lunch out with a couple of buddies all three days I work in DC.  

Enjoy breaking your no-purchased-meals/lunch goal on the 29th (and work on your “what do I eat when I’m out?” goal).

[almost_where]

Good Days - 5

Bad Days - 13

@Baltoscott @A_Lurker and to all in general, thanks for your support.

[benvegi]

Talk about ups and downs!  Some of these totals include riding my horse on long trail rides (indicated on each date), then some town days that are complete busts!

Catching up

10/10 steps 11.8 k, 7 floors, 5.35 miles

10/11 steps 12 k, 23 floors, 5.44 miles. This was travel day of 4 hours to our horse camp.

10/12 steps 28.3 k, 114 floors, 13.4 miles 

10/13 steps 26.1 k, 112 floors, 12.34 milrs

10/14 steps 30.6 k, 105 floors, 14 miles      These 3 days were riding days.

10/15, steps 9.8 k, 15 floors, 4.4 miles, travel day back home

10/16 steps11.2 k, 50 floors, 5.2 miles

10/17 steps 7.6 k, 16 floors, 3.4 miles, town day my wife had dr. checkup 

10/18 steps 12 k, 51 floors, 5.4 miles

Next tuesday we are headed to another horse camp for 6 days.

Goal progress:  I'm 15/18 for steps, 14/18 floors and 16/18 miles.

[almost_where]

Good Days - 6

Bad Days - 13

Avoided the sweets today (well up to 9pm) and logged everything so Ill call it a good day.

[Baltoscott]

October 19
-10K steps/day for 31 days + bonus steps.19/31 + 18k
-1 Push-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps. 19/31 + 41
-1 Pull-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps 19/31 + 6
-Veggie for breakfast for 31 days. 19/31 (carrots, squash, beets)
-14 lifting days 10/14

[Julia_G]

Well, I have been largely absent from this challenge -- though I have been thinking about it! My excuse is I had a houseguest for a couple of weeks, and also, once you get behind on posting, it is hard to catch up!

But I have mostly made my 10k step goal (+ extras). My yoga goal was a bit messed up by my teacher going on holiday -- I showed up, but she didn't And the running goal was a little bit missed because last week was time trials, and as the second oldest in the group (by about 20 years) I didn't want to show up (the oldest didn't show up either...)

What I have totally failed on is my weight routine. Next time I am just going to say I have got to do it EVERY DAY (like my step goal). I guess I am an all or nothing sort of person...

So here goes:

Steps (10 k per day) 18/20 (+ 119,811 total bonus steps for the month = average almost 6000 extra per day -- so I don't feel QUITE so bad about the missing days

Yoga class  (1 per week) 3/5 

Run at least 6 k per week: 2/5 (But my last run was 16 k - 10 miles - longest in 17 years! so even though I am one run behind I still get 14 km bonus for the month)

Weights sets   still 1/15 (and only 1 bonus set)

But I do have veggie for breakfast almost every day, whether ir not I am in a challenge (avocado, tomatoes, and chilli mixed with salt and a little olive oil -- sometimes I just eat it with a fork, sometimes I eat it on oatcakes, and on really naughty days I eat it on toast!)

[lusry]

Thanks for the suggestion @Baltoscott! I've been putting off going to the doctor for this cause I'm not exactly sure if I should go to a doctor or straight to a PT. I have a connective tissue disorder (not officially diagnosed but I have all the symptoms) and I'm thinking it might be related to that so maybe I'll go see an orthopedist...right now I'm just stretching and trying to get it to not be as inflamed

5k steps/day for 31 days - 19/31

10/1 - 14,243

10/2 - 4,934 (so close!)

10/3 - 6,775

10/4 - 6,106

10/5 - 5,661

10/6 - 15,081

10/7 - 6,419

10/8 - 6,766

10/9 - 8,477

10/10 - 7,770

10/11 - 10,020

10/12 - 7,533

10/13 - 6,480

10/14 - 11,738

10/15 - 5,034

10/16 - 10,150

10/17 - 8,437

10/18 - 7,320

10/19 - 7,967

10/20 - 6,105

[almost_where]

Good Days - 7

Bad Days - 13

So the first half of the day was fine without sweets. Then I went in this old store that had samples of jams, cheeses and sure enough sweets. I had a nano sample piece of a sweet and my brain went almost instantly into the "BUY THE ENTIRE BAG" type mode which I ended up escaping. Still ending the day with a higher number of calories but I'm tapering each day.

Enjoy the weekend everyone.

[almost_where]

Good Days - 8

Bad Days - 13

Had a loss this week (been about 2 months since) which felt pretty good. 

[benvegi]

Up and down again........

Oct 19, steps 5.1k, 9 floors, 2.3 miles.  Ugg, was a town day, lots of driving store to store, not much chance to walk

Oct 20 Steps 14 k, 39 floors, 6.3 miles

Oct 21 steps 11.2 k, 19 floors, 5.1 miles

Oct 22 steps 10.6 k, 14 floors, 5 miles  This was a day of drizzle and cool temps, hard to get motivated.

Today is pack up day and tomorrow we leave for another horse camp. I'll be in touch when we get back next Sunday.

Goal progress:  I'm 18/22 for steps, 15/22 floors and 19/22 miles.

[almost_where]

Good Days - 8

Bad Days - 14

[Baltoscott]

October 20
-10K steps/day for 31 days + bonus steps.20/31 + 10k
-1 Push-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps. 20/31 + 39
-1 Pull-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps 20/31 + 5
-Veggie for breakfast for 31 days. 20/31 (Spinach)
-14 lifting days 11/14

October 21
-10K steps/day for 31 days + bonus steps.21/31 + 14k
-1 Push-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps. 21/31 + 19
-1 Pull-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps 21/31 + 5
-Veggie for breakfast for 31 days. 21/31 (Spinach peppers onions)
-14 lifting days 11/14

October 22
-10K steps/day for 31 days + bonus steps.22/31 + 15k
-1 Push-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps. 22/31 + 24
-1 Pull-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps 22/31 + 5
-Veggie for breakfast for 31 days. 22/31 (spinach peppers onions avocado)
-14 lifting days 11/14

October 23
-10K steps/day for 31 days + bonus steps.23/31 + 6k
-1 Push-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps. 23/31 + 24
-1 Pull-up/day for 31 days + bonus reps 23/31 + 23
-Veggie for breakfast for 31 days. 23/31 (spinach carrots, squash avocado)
-14 lifting days 12/14

@Julia_G - your breakfast veggies sound pretty good!  I forgot I am counting avocados as veggies this month! 1/4 of a hass avocado and a spoon full of salsa is my spread of late for toast.

[lusry]

5k steps/day for 31 days - 23/31

10/1 - 14,243

10/2 - 4,934 (so close!)

10/3 - 6,775

10/4 - 6,106

10/5 - 5,661

10/6 - 15,081

10/7 - 6,419

10/8 - 6,766

10/9 - 8,477

10/10 - 7,770

10/11 - 10,020

10/12 - 7,533

10/13 - 6,480

10/14 - 11,738

10/15 - 5,034

10/16 - 10,150

10/17 - 8,437

10/18 - 7,320

10/19 - 7,967

10/20 - 6,105

10/21 - 6,288

10/22 - 5,286

10/23 - 6,772